Portable sunshade



April 24, 1951 A. TATOUL PORTABLE SUNSHADE Filed Jan. 27, 1948 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Inventor A lberl Tafou/ April 24, 1951 AQTATQUL 2,550,311

PORTABLE SUNSHADE Filed Jan. 27, 1948 v ZSheets-Sheet 2 ylnventor Albe t Tafoul WWW Patented Apr. 24, 1951 PORTABLE SUN SHADE Albert Tatoul, West Palm Beach, Fla.

Application January 27, 1948, Serial No. 4,680

1 Claim.

The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in sunshades and more particularly to a portable sunshade whereby the same may be placed in its most effective position.

An important object of the invention is to provide a portable sunshade including a pair of side supports on the top of which a horizontal frame is supported with a canopy stretched thereon together with means for securing the frame in a desired tilted position.

Another object of the invention is to provide a sunshade including a knock-down canopy supporting frame.

A still further object is to provide a device of this character of simple and practical construcdetails of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the completed sunshade;

Figure 2 is a similar view with the canopy removed;

Figure 3 is a transverse sectional view of the tiltably supported canopy frame;

Figure 4 is a fragmentary group perspective view of the corner construction for the tiltable canopy frame;

Figure 5 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical sectional view of the rockable support for the canopy frame taken substantially on the line 5-5 of Figure 3; and,

Figure 6 is an enlarged fragmentary group perspective view thereof.

Referring now to the drawings in detail wherein for the purpose of illustration I have disclosed a preferred embodiment of the invention, the numerals 5 and 6 designate a pair of substantially triangular shaped end frame members having rounded corners and each end frame member members being U-shape with their ends telescoping over the ends of the frame members H and secured thereto by set screws l3 to rigidly connect the frame members to each other.

A relatively short shaft I9 has one end welded or otherwise suitably secured to the central portion of each of the end frame members l2 and extends inwardly therefrom and rockably positioned in the end portions of the ridge pole 8 whereby the front and rear of frame It) may be tilted vertically. The canopy frame I0 is secured in its tiltably adjusted position by a bolt 20 threaded through the ridge pole B to engage the shaft 19 and having a wing head 2| at its outer end to facilitate tightening and loosening of the bolt.

A canopy 22 of cloth or other suitable material is stretched over the canopy supporting frame Ill and isformed at its under side and its side and end portions with casings 23 through which the frame members II and I2 are inserted to secure the canopy in position on the frame.

The end frame members 5 and 6 maybe easily .and quickly assembled and detached from the canopy frame Ill and the frame handled or stored in a compact form.

The triangular shape of the end frame members 5 and 6 having rounded corners provides a relatively wide base to securely hold the canopy frame I!) in a desired tilted position without danger of becoming off-balanced or upset and at the same time the end frame members 5 and 6 offer relatively little obstruction so that chairs or tables may be readily placed in position under the canopy.

In view of the foregoing description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings it is believed that a clear understanding of the device will be quite apparent to those skilled in this art. A more detailed description is accordingly deemed unnecessary.

It is to be understood, however, that even though there is herein shown and described a preferred embodiment of the invention'the same is susceptible to certain changes fully comprehended by the spirit of the invention as herein described and the scope of the appended claim.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

A sunshade comprising a pair of upstanding supports, a pair of horizontally aligned sleeves fixed to and surmounting said supports, a tubular ridge pole having ends fitted in and attached to said sleeves and detachable from said sleeves to provide for disassembling said supports and 3 4 said pole, a rigid rectangular canopy frame having side members and end members with tubular FERENCES CITED terminals sleeved over and attached to the ends The f llo in references are of record in the of said side members, said terminals being defil of t t t; tachable from said ends by pulling off the same 5 to provide for disassembling the members of said UNITED STATES PATENTS frame, and a pair of short centershafts extend- Number ame Date ing horizontally from and fixed to said end mem- 80 ,628 Yenor Oct. 10, 1905 bers and slidably fitting into the ends of said 1322 Poltock Jan. 30, 1906 pole for rockably supporting said frame on said 10 8 60 VOOIhiBS Jan. 30, 1906 sleeves, said shafts being slidable out of the ends 1,000,340 P n ngton Aug. 15, 11 Of said pole to pull said terminals off the ends 96 Pope May 21, 1935 of said side members in disassembling the mem- 2,156,225 OMBara Apr. 25. 1939 bers of said frame.

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